LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenians started voting on Sunday in a presidential election which might give the country its first right-of-centre head of state since it broke away from Yugoslavia in 1991.
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October 20, 2007
Poles vote on Kaczynski twins in snap election
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could weaken the grip of the conservative Kaczynski twins and bring in a government ready to speed up economic reforms and improve relations with EU allies.
China's Communist Party ends week-long Congress
BEIJING : China's Communist Party ended its five-yearly Congress on Sunday after amending its charter to include President Hu Jintao's vision for the nation and endorsing leadership changes.
Fire in bombed Manila mall causes panic, no injuries
MANILA (Reuters) - A small fire broke out on Sunday in a mall in the Philippine capital where a bomb exploded last week. The fire caused panic, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, witnesses and officials said.
Rising inflation riles Russians ahead of elections
MOSCOW (AFP) - It's hard enough living on a pension of 500 dollars (350 euros) a month in Moscow. Now Moisei Kelmanovich has to cope with rising inflation and his faith in politicians is taking another hit.
Congolese warlord to appear before ICC Monday
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga will on Monday become the second person to appear before the International Criminal Court to face accusations of massacring villagers, using child soldiers and sexually enslaving women.
Myanmar lifts curfew in Yangon
YANGON (AFP) - Military-run Myanmar on Saturday lifted a curfew in the main city of Yangon that was imposed on the eve of the junta's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests, a local official said.
Iran atomic stance may harden as Larijani resigns
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has resigned and the man named to replace Ali Larijani could present the West with a harder line in a long-running dispute over Tehran's atomic ambitions.
Pakistan probes Bhutto blast suspects
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan probed Saturday a list of possible suspects given by former premier Benazir Bhutto after a suicide assassination bid that killed 139 people and bloodied her return from exile.
Turkish PM says expects U.S. to act against PKK
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey expects the United States to take urgent action against Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq, its prime minister said, in comments suggesting Ankara hopes to avoid a Turkish military operation in the region.
Philippine mall bomb toll at 9
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police confirmed on Saturday that military-grade explosives caused a powerful blast in an upscale Manila shopping mall and that they were reviewing security camera footage to look for suspects.
October 19, 2007
G7 squeezes China, warns of growth slowdown
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The world's top finance leaders said Friday order was returning to financial markets but warned of lingering instability likely to dampen economic growth as they turned up the heat on China to ease its currency restrictions.
Election violence rises in Colombia vs. 2003 vote
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Assassinations of candidates in Colombia's October 28 local elections have risen far beyond political killings four years ago, the country's main political watchdog said on Friday.
World Bank says agriculture must take center stage in development
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The World Bank called Friday for agriculture to take center stage in development policies and pledged to boost its lending to the sector after allowing it to decline in 1980s and 1990s.
Nigerian militants preparing oil attacks: U.S.
LAGOS (Reuters) - Militant group MEND is preparing attacks on Nigerian oil facilities that could be preceded by hostage-taking, the U.S. embassy said in a security notice on Friday.
Evita legacy helps Argentine first lady's campaign
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's legendary first lady Eva Peron died more than 50 years ago but she is still a force in this year's presidential election.
Palestinians live as "ghosts" in Gaza
JABALYA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Officially, Mahmoud Jnaid does not exist. The 25-year-old Palestinian almost made that a reality earlier this month when he doused himself with petrol and tried to set himself alight.
Gunmen kill reggae star Lucky Dube
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Gunmen shot reggae star Lucky Dube in front of his children in one of South Africa's highest-profile murders, uniting political rivals in calls for a crackdown on violent crime.
Thailand nabs Canadian pedophile suspect
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, focus of a global hunt that ended in rural Thailand on Friday, will be charged with molesting underage children after being tracked down through his boyfriend's phone.
Treaty deal ends EU limbo
LISBON (AFP) - European leaders on Friday hailed their breakthrough in agreeing a new EU treaty which ends two years of limbo for the bloc.
Cecilia Sarkozy: I hated life in the limelight
PARIS (Reuters) - Cecilia Sarkozy says her marriage to French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed just five months after his election because she hated life in the limelight.
Pakistan's ex-PM Bhutto defiant after homecoming blasts kill 133
KARACHI : Benazir Bhutto stood defiant Friday after a suicide bomb targeting the former Pakistani prime minister's homecoming parade killed 133 people and tipped the troubled country toward crisis.
Israel slams Belarus leader for anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel slammed Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko for anti-Semitism after he said Jews "don't care" for the places they live in, but said on Friday it did not plan to recall its ambassador to the country.
October 18, 2007
Gunmen kill satirical Honduran broadcaster
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Two gunmen killed a satirical Honduran broadcaster on Thursday as he left a radio station that is a fierce critic of President Manual Zelaya's government.
World leaders condemn Pakistan attacks
WASHINGTON: World leaders condemned the bombings targeting former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto that killed at least 125 people, and urged the country to pull together in the face of the tragedy.
Erin Brockovich forces NZ firm to drop sexist ad
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Renowned U.S. environment crusader Erin Brockovich has forced a New Zealand retailer to drop a controversial advertisement because of an insulting reference to women, local media reported on Friday.
Kurds rally in Iraq against Turkish incursion vote
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Thousands of Kurds, many of them students, marched on the U.N. offices in the Kurdish capital Arbil on Thursday to protest the Turkish parliament's authorization of military incursions into northern Iraq.
Sri Lanka says kills 34 rebels in heavy fighting
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops have killed at least 34 Tamil Tiger rebels over the last two days, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, as heavy fighting in the restive north deepens the island's renewed civil war.
DRCongo militia chief transferred to International Criminal Court
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Democratic Republic of Congo militia chief Germain Katanga was transferred Thursday to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to face multiple charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
French hit by transport chaos as unions pressure Sarkozy
PARIS (AFP) - France was hit by transport chaos Thursday as unions challenged President Nicolas Sarkozy with a 24-hour strike, but the government vowed to stick by plans to overhaul pensions for hundreds of thousands in the public sector.
French president Sarkozy and wife divorce
PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have divorced after 11 years of marriage, dealing a severe personal blow to the French leader just six months after he was elected to power.
Was it all bad? Germans look anew at Nazi taboos
BERLIN (Reuters) - A row over a television host's praise for Hitler's family values has exposed deep divisions in Germany over whether it is acceptable to say anything positive about the Nazis, 62 years after the end of World War Two.
Sudan's former foes in crisis talks to rescue deal
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The two sides in Sudan's national coalition met on Thursday to try to salvage their fragile peace deal after disenchanted former southern rebels walked out of the government.
Myanmar frees celebrities held over protests
YANGON: Myanmar has freed two celebrity activists who were detained for supporting Buddhist monks leading mass protests, a colleague said Thursday, as Washington moved to tighten sanctions on the country.
250,000 flock to welcome Bhutto home
KARACHI : More than 250,000 Benazir Bhutto supporters thronged the streets of Karachi Thursday as security forces turned Pakistan's biggest city into a fortress as the former premier returned from exile.
Arroyo bribery scandal could spark coup bid: military sources
MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, battling claims that lawmakers were given cash to block an impeachment bid against her, risks a mutiny by soldiers angry about corruption, military sources said Thursday.
October 17, 2007
Poland's rulers under fire over anti-graft campaign
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling Kaczynski twins faced accusations of exploiting an anti-corruption drive to smear rivals on Wednesday while opinion polls showed the main opposition party taking a lead ahead of a snap election.
Millions join U.N. events to mark poverty fight
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Millions of people marked an annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Wednesday by joining a mass "stand up" around the world aimed at promoting U.N. targets on reducing poverty.
Bush asks China to open talks with Dalai Lama
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush defied China's severe warnings and made an unprecedented public appearance with the Dalai Lama Wednesday, at a rare ceremony in Congress to honor Tibet's spiritual leader.
Burkina Faso salutes "Africa's Che"
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso has been reliving mixed memories this week of slain former leader Thomas Sankara, a charismatic Marxist revolutionary who gained a reputation as "Africa's Che Guevara".
French strike a warning shot on wider pension reform
PARIS (Reuters) - A nationwide strike by transport and energy workers on Thursday over a reform of their generous pensions is just the first shot in a larger battle expected over plans to review the entire French pensions system next year.
Somali intelligence forces seize WFP aid official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Up to 60 Somali intelligence officers stormed a U.N. compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday and seized the World Food Program's local chief of operations at gunpoint, prompting WFP to stop aid distribution.
Zimbabwe inflation hits record high
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's inflation rate jumped to a record high in September, the latest sign that President Robert Mugabe has made little progress in easing an economic crisis analysts say presents the biggest challenge to his rule.
Defying militants, Bhutto due back in Pakistan
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistanis waited in suspense on Thursday for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to return from self-imposed exile, under threat of assassination from militants linked to al Qaeda.
Lebanon urged to treat Palestinian refugees better
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese government must do more to alleviate the miserable conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon who are treated like "second-class citizens", Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Progress seen in Africa's fight against malaria
PARIS (AFP) - African countries are making vital headway in preventing child malaria, thanks to wider distribution of insecticide-treated bednets and procurement of new drugs, a UN-backed report said Wednesday.
Russia charges nine in Politkovskaya case
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prosecutors have charged nine people, including a lieutenant-colonel in Russia's security service, with involvement in the murder of anti-Kremlin journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Interfax news agency said on Wednesday.
October 16, 2007
Anne Enright wins Man Booker Prize for 'The Gathering'
LONDON (AFP) - Anne Enright won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, one of the literary world's most prestigious awards, for "The Gathering", the committee awarding the prize announced on Tuesday.
Bush defies China with Dalai Lama talks
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush met privately Tuesday with the Dalai Lama, defying China's angry objections one day before an unprecedented US tribute to Tibet's spiritual leader, the White House said.
Spain seizes U.S. treasure ship at gunpoint
GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - A Spanish warship intercepted a U.S. treasure-hunting vessel that it suspects took gold and silver worth an estimated $500 million from a sunken Spanish galleon, the U.S. crew said on Tuesday.
Libya, Vietnam, Burkina Faso elected to U.N. council
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Libya, Vietnam and Burkina Faso were elected to nonpermanent seats on the United Nations Security Council for the years 2008-09 in a vote by the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
Chad declares emergency in east over ethnic clashes
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency along its eastern border with Sudan's Darfur and in its remote desert north to tackle a fresh flare-up of ethnic violence that killed at least 20 people.
United States blocks Kosovo deal, says Serbian PM
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica accused the United States on Tuesday of actively blocking a compromise solution for the breakaway province of Kosovo, whose Albanian majority demands independence.
Sudan's Bashir meets south leaders to end dispute
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's president met former southern rebels on Tuesday for the first time since they withdrew their ministers from government, triggering the country's worst political crisis since a 2005 peace deal.
Italy disputes U.S. worry mafioso could be "tortured"
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's justice minister has objected to a U.S. court's refusal to extradite a convicted Mafia drug trafficker on the grounds that a special prison regime he would face in Italy is equivalent to torture.
Pakistan's exiled former PM Sharif eyes return
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif is planning to return home despite being bundled out of the country hours after trying to come back last month, a leader of his party said on Tuesday.
UN food agency urges fight against hunger on World Food Day
ROME (AFP) - The UN food agency's annual World Food Day on Tuesday will urge concerted action to fight hunger across the planet under the slogan "The Right to Food: Make It Happen."
China "furious" at Dalai Lama's U.S. award
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed fury on Tuesday that the United States is to honor the Dalai Lama with an award and warned that the activities of his supporters were increasing in Chinese-controlled Tibet.
October 15, 2007
World should step up pressure on Myanmar: Bush
ROGERS, Arkansas - The United States on Monday urged the international community to step up pressure on Myanmar's military rulers as it unveiled financial support for activists striving for democracy in the Southeast Asian state.
Murdoch's Fox Business Network hunts CNBC market share
NEW YORK (AFP) - News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch expanded his global media empire Monday with the launch of the Fox Business Network, a cable and satellite business news network, in the United States.
Cuba, Venezuela strengthen economic ties
HAVANA (Reuters) - Revolutionary allies Cuba and Venezuela signed a raft of economic accords on Monday aimed at furthering cooperation, including plans for nickel and oil development and a billion-dollar petrochemical complex in Cuba.
U.N. envoy says no time to "wobble" in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. envoy on Monday urged countries with troops in Afghanistan to resist the temptation to reduce their roles, saying security still was a challenge and the Afghan police was plagued by corruption.
Ukraine "orange" parties to form coalition, govt
KIEV (Reuters) - Parties linked to Ukraine's "Orange Revolution" initialed a post-election coalition agreement on Monday, putting pro-Western Yulia Tymoshenko on course to form the next government.
Thirty on trial in Madrid for plot to bomb court
MADRID (Reuters) - Thirty men accused of planning to blow up Spain's High Court in an al Qaeda suicide bomb attack went on trial in Madrid on Monday.
Montenegro takes first step towards European Union
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The world's newest state Montenegro signed an accord with the European Union on Monday that put the small Adriatic republic on the first rung of the ladder to eventual membership of the 27-nation bloc.
Oil prices scale historic heights in London and New York
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices hit record peaks on Monday, smashing through 85 dollars in New York in the face of heightened tensions between Turkey and Kurdish rebels in the northern region of crude producer Iraq.
Splintered Darfur rebels search for common ground
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Representatives of seven Darfur rebel groups met in south Sudan on Monday to try to reach a common negotiating position ahead of peace talks with the government.
Putin urges dialogue with Iran over nuclear programme
WIESBADEN, Germany (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called for patience in talks with Iran about its nuclear programme, saying that the same tactic had paid off in North Korea.
Militants mortar Polish bases in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen launched simultaneous mortar and machinegun attacks on two mainly Polish military bases in southern Iraq on Monday, after Shi'ite militants vowed to step up pressure on Polish soldiers to force them out.
U.N. watchdog asks Syria about "undeclared" atom plant
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog did not know about any undeclared atomic plant in Syria and has asked Damascus about information that such a site was targeted by an Israeli air strike, a spokeswoman said on Monday.
US trio wins Nobel Economics Prize
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - US trio Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson won the 2007 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their pioneering work on trading mechanisms aimed at making markets work more efficiently.
October 14, 2007
Hu aims to boost authority at China party meeting
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese leader Hu Jintao's vows to spread prosperity more equally and his closed-door battle to enhance his own power converge on Monday at the Communist Party's biggest political meeting in five years.
Israeli police to launch new Olmert investigation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's attorney-general ordered police on Sunday to launch a new criminal investigation into Ehud Olmert's conduct in government before he became prime minister.
Six killed in Indian cinema bomb blast
CHANDIGARH, India (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a crowded cinema in a northern Indian city on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding 20, police said.
22 miners dead, 15 missing in Colombian landslide
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian rescuers used dogs on Sunday to locate bodies buried in a landslide that swamped an open pit gold mine killing at least 22 workers, a Red Cross spokesman said.
Turkish army chief says U.S. ties at risk
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's powerful military chief said on Sunday if the U.S. Congress approved a resolution branding the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks genocide ties between the NATO allies would never be the same again.
'Black Monday' haunts traders as 20 year anniversary looms
NEW YORK (AFP) - Recent stock market volatility has stirred up haunting memories for veteran traders who got caught up in the Wall Street crash 20 years ago on October 19 known as "Black Monday."
Congo government and rebels on collision course over deadline
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Congolese President Joseph Kabila is determined to stamp out rebel violence in the east, his spokesman said on Sunday after a renegade general said he would ignore an October 15 deadline to disband his fighters.
Myanmar restores Internet, but arrests continue
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling generals have restored public Internet access, more than two weeks after cutting Web connections to stem the flow of images of mass protests and a ruthless crackdown that outraged the world.
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